USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I have fancied a water proof golf bag for a while, and after playing 18 holes in the rain recently, where everything got soaked apart from me, I have finally bitten the bullet and bought one. A Sun Mountain H2NO, in white. I could have bought a Titleist Stay Dry, but have never seen one in stock anywhere. I also think they are made by Sun Mountain anyway.
The first thing that I noticed, whilst still in the shop, is how big it is. Seriously, this is an enormous carry bag. The white probably doesn't help, but I liked it (and it was the only one in the shop, which helps in the decision making). It has a serious number of pockets, some of which are huge, especially the full length pocket for jumpers etc. The down side to this, is that unless they are full, the bag looks like a partially deflated balloon. When full, it is so heavy I struggle to pick it up.
The pockets are a strange design too. None of them are obviously designed for anything specific. There is a pen pocket (with a drain hole), a valuables pocket, and then a random series of different shaped pockets, which although being useful, don't seem to serve any purpose. I have put stuff into all of them, but will probably take ages to find anything again. There is no external beverage holder (I guess they don't want your coke getting wet).
The bag has four full length dividers. Apparently other colour bags have 6, but white has 4. Odd. I don't mind, as it means I can bung my clubs back in from several yards away. Useful when in a strop. With my old bag, sometimes the clubs got knotted, and were harder to get in and out. Not so here.
Mainly due to the amount of room, the clubs rattle quite a lot. In fact this is by far the noisiest bag I have ever carried. I can be heard rattling along from several fairways away. At least it will fend off the ball stealing crows.
The twin strap is easy to adjust, and well padded. Due to their waterproof construction they are a bit more rigid that other straps, and may take a few weeks to form into the shape that is most comfortable. First time out I was adjusting it quite a bit, but have arrived at a fairly ok set up.
There is a large plastic ring, for hanging a towel off. I have also hung my Bushnell off it too. There is nowhere obvious to clip a sky caddie though. There is an external umbrella holder, which I have not used yet. But the brolly looks like it goes though another large plastic ring, a 6" slot half way down, and then a loop at the bottom. It should work fine, but will make the bag even heavier.
The rain proof coating on the material looks a bit odd, and the water proof zips also. I have no reason to believe it won't work, when combined with the rain hood supplied. It has not rained since I bought this, and we are heading into 6 months of drought. The rain hood is made of the same waterproof coated material as the bag. This is good, as normally they make the rain hood out of the same stuff tea bags are made from.
For anyone still reading, this bag will genuinely turn you into a better golfer. I took it out for a quick 11 last night, and eagled the par 4 15th. I have not holed out with a full shot for ages, so it can't be me, it can only be the bag.
If anyone is after an enormous white beached whale of a golf bag, with eagle making opportunities, and that is also waterproof, then buy one.
I did.
Marvellous review!
